Stromectol
3 · 6 · 12mg
Ivermectin 3mg, 6mg and 12mg tablets, used for strongyloidiasis, scabies and onchocerciasis. It binds chloride channels found only in invertebrates.
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Antiparasitics
This category covers medicines that clear parasitic infections, including intestinal worms, protozoal infections and malaria. They are matched to the specific parasite. The medicines here cover very different organisms, from intestinal worms through protozoa to malaria parasites, and the treatment is chosen to match.
Biltricide
600mg
Praziquantel 600mg tablets, used for schistosomiasis and liver flukes. It makes the parasite's membrane permeable to calcium, causing paralysis.
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Ornidazole Tablets
500mg
Ornidazole 500mg tablets, used for trichomoniasis, amoebiasis and giardiasis. A nitroimidazole that disrupts DNA synthesis in protozoa.
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Key points
- Treatment is matched to the parasite, so a worm, a protozoal infection and malaria call for different medicines.
- Malaria is an emergency rather than a self-treated illness, and the WHO maintains treatment guidelines for it.
- Some intestinal worm treatments are repeated after an interval to catch the next stage of the life cycle.
Classes and ingredients in this category
- Anthelmintics such as albendazole, ivermectin and praziquantel treat worm infections.
- Antimalarials and antiprotozoals like chloroquine and ornidazole.
Conditions it covers
These medicines are used for helminthiasis, malaria, giardiasis and strongyloidiasis. Which parasite is present is established by testing and exposure history, and that decides both agent and duration.